Recent content by fibchopkin

Soooo... let me just make sure I have this straight: Angry fans who loudly question Ubisoft's decision not to put a female PC in their game are just loud-mouthed femi-nazis who need to learn how calm the frick down. Fans who simply and with no fanfare or trumpets, send some cupcakes and thank...

Oh my glob- that is a really, really good idea. Someone should suggest that to a Bioware dev. Off topic, capcha: sneezing baby panda. Wtf?

You can dominate the game on Nightmare w/out blood magic pretty easily. Crushing prison, mass paralysis, and ice spells followed by critical hits from Stone Fist or crushing prison, Punisher or backstab (from a dual wielder) Mighty blow, or pommel strike (from a two-hander) or assault or shield...

It doesn't. I'm a raving Bioware fan, and I'm usually inclined to like some of the things they do that everyone else seems to rage over, but the fact that mage-ness doesn't effect your DA2 playthrough at all, even though the the mage/templar thing is pretty much the central theme of the game...

Well, here we definitely disagree. I think most rational adults are capable of accepting constructive criticism from professionals. Ms Foiles is a top 5 host, not a critic, and she presented these costumes as bad on a top 5 internet show, not a web-based critique. I think that she may have...

What an ugly thing to say- and to assume. I've been through a lot, I can't imagine that I'd resort to self termination over work place insults, but who knows? You seem almost gleeful at the thought, and that's sad. I certainly don't wish you, or anyone else for that matter, any harm. I hope...

No, I think you're right- this video isn't even close to as horrifying as the Heppler situation. I simply brought it up because the same justifications were used in that clear instance of bullying as are being used here. Namely the "What did she/ they expect?" I just can't wrap my head around...

I think you're oversimplifying things a bit, but to clarify: this thread isn't supposed to be about light joviality or harmless fun and it's also not specifically about the top 5 video- although, as I said, I did find that feature to inappropriate for a number of reasons. This thread is an...

I don't actually know any cosplayers well, but I do know that: yes, those people are likely to get flattened by the meaner and/or more hard core folks. However, just because someone else is doing it, does that make it okay? Personally, I think that the excuse "Well everybody else is going to...

Clearly you and your friend have a good relationship and you both feel comfortable with these types of jokes. I get it, as an army vet, I have a lot of buddies who served/ still serve in the Marine Corps, Navy, and Air Force. I imagine that some of our more insensitive and lewd jokes about the...

Generally speaking, I really like the escapist's CoC. It's probably a good model to base your new one one, but I do have a few suggestions: 1. Consider the rating of the game when you're establishing rules. ie- If the game is rated M for language and violence, it seems a little silly to ban...

What who doesn't love Lemongrab!??! OT: I understand why he's hated, but I can't help but love Tingle from Legends of Zelda: Majora's Mask. My husband still goes into nerd-rage when I end a conversation with "Kooloo Limpah!" I thought he was cute though!

Yeah, sometimes people suck- and the worst part of it is, before I had all the crazy stuff happen to me- I think I might have done equally sucky stuff, and never even realized it because my intent wasn't to hurt, it was to be funny or to make a point. I'm a bit more cognizant of the...

No worries. We all step up on the soap box occasionally. I feel a bit differently from you about getting called "fat" though. I was pretty overweight for a while (a long while- like 3 years) after I got back from Iraq and got pregnant. I had to have a series of surgeries and was on my...